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      A Former User
      last edited by A Former User

      Tom K: Hello, welcome to Rackspace. My name is Tom, may I get your name and contact information in case we get disconnected?
      You: http://mangolassi.it/topic/4921/choosing-a-cloud-computing-iaas-provider
      You: Please review and provide comments 🙂
      Tom K: I'd say that is pretty accurate and why we are the #1 Managed cloud-enabled company in the US and Europe!
      Tom K: What are your takes on it?
      You: Did you read the whole thing? I think not...
      **You: **Do you offer somehing less then $50 a month?
      Tom K: $50/mo in our minimum service level.
      You: What about unmanaged?
      **Tom K: **We don't provide any unmanaged services.
      **You: **That's very sad.

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        Deleted74295 Banned
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        @thecreativeone91 said:

        They pay near min wage here. Sys Admins/Linux Admin/Network admins are like $10/hr or so.

        They pay quite handsomely in the UK, maybe that'll be changing soon.

        Is the end nigh for Rackspace?

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @A Former User
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          @thecreativeone91 said:

          They pay near min wage here. Sys Admins/Linux Admin/Network admins are like $10/hr or so.

          I can't believe they have employees at that rate.

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            A Former User @Dashrender
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            @Dashrender said:

            I can't believe they have employees at that rate.

            I can.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Deleted74295
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              @Breffni-Potter said:

              @thecreativeone91 said:

              They pay near min wage here. Sys Admins/Linux Admin/Network admins are like $10/hr or so.

              They pay quite handsomely in the UK, maybe that'll be changing soon.

              Is the end nigh for Rackspace?

              Really? They are considered a desperation job in the US. Top end seniors cap out around $35k.

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                Deleted74295 Banned
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                @scottalanmiller Compared with other jobs you could be doing in the UK, they pay handsomely, nowhere near minimum wage. Had a guy from a 2 person bench shop to Rackspace and the income different was substantial.

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                  scottalanmiller @Deleted74295
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                  @Breffni-Potter said:

                  @scottalanmiller Compared with other jobs you could be doing in the UK, they pay handsomely, nowhere near minimum wage. Had a guy from a 2 person bench shop to Rackspace and the income different was substantial.

                  Bench work in the US is actually minimum wage. Any move from bench to IT would be expected to pay a big raise, even if only to $30K. But seniors at RS often make less than a helpdesk starter would in a normal firm.

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                    Deleted74295 Banned
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                    Shrugs different culture again? Even between north/south UK there is a crazy money gap, between London and the south there is a bigger gap still.

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                      A Former User @scottalanmiller
                      last edited by A Former User

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @Breffni-Potter said:

                      @scottalanmiller Compared with other jobs you could be doing in the UK, they pay handsomely, nowhere near minimum wage. Had a guy from a 2 person bench shop to Rackspace and the income different was substantial.

                      Bench work in the US is actually minimum wage. Any move from bench to IT would be expected to pay a big raise, even if only to $30K. But seniors at RS often make less than a helpdesk starter would in a normal firm.

                      More like an increase from $15k minimum wage to around $20-$22k most of the time from what I know.

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                        scottalanmiller @A Former User
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                        @thecreativeone91 said:

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @Breffni-Potter said:

                        @scottalanmiller Compared with other jobs you could be doing in the UK, they pay handsomely, nowhere near minimum wage. Had a guy from a 2 person bench shop to Rackspace and the income different was substantial.

                        Bench work in the US is actually minimum wage. Any move from bench to IT would be expected to pay a big raise, even if only to $30K. But seniors at RS often make less than a helpdesk starter would in a normal firm.

                        More like an increase from $15k minimum wage to around $20-$22k most of the time from what I know.

                        Which is a huge increase percentage-wise.

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                        • PSX_DefectorP
                          PSX_Defector
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                          For a all around service, I think you forgot about one provider there Scott. They have been around since the late 90s, own some of the largest datacenters in the US, and have seriously rock solid equipment behind it.

                          Verizon Terremark.

                          They provide a complete solution to everything, from colo, managed OS, VPS, to SaaS, VDR, and even lowly DNS services. They are a one stop shop for anything you need.

                          Mind you, I wouldn't be over there because of reasons, and I would prefer that you come to my new employer, but as compared to the others you listed, they offer the best of all worlds.

                          Now, if you need security, compliance, flat out speed and don't mind paying a few bucks for it, let me know. 🙂

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                            scottalanmiller @PSX_Defector
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                            @PSX_Defector said:

                            Verizon Terremark.

                            Definitely not a player by any stretch for the SMB market. I've never seen a good IT shop in the enterprise that entertained them at all. They seem to be the domain of the "sales people bought you a golf club membership" set and not "IT selected best option for the company" set.

                            Verizon is an ISP, so that alone would put them on a very scary list. Not completely eliminate them from consideration, but Verizon's track record as Verizon is enough to make Terremark a complete no go for sure. Verizon is not a company I would want in charge of my infrastructure. That's a very scary thought.

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                              scottalanmiller
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                              I love that if you Google them it looks like Terremark is gone. They don't even have the SEO to get on the first page of a search for them.

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                                scottalanmiller
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                                Terremark appears to be gone and they don't appear to have a public IaaS offering. If you need a sales rep to use a $5 service, you've got major issues.

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                                  handsofqwerty @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  @PSX_Defector said:

                                  Verizon Terremark.

                                  Definitely not a player by any stretch for the SMB market. I've never seen a good IT shop in the enterprise that entertained them at all. They seem to be the domain of the "sales people bought you a golf club membership" set and not "IT selected best option for the company" set.

                                  Verizon is an ISP, so that alone would put them on a very scary list. Not completely eliminate them from consideration, but Verizon's track record as Verizon is enough to make Terremark a complete no go for sure. Verizon is not a company I would want in charge of my infrastructure. That's a very scary thought.

                                  Not that I agree or disagree, but there are some very serious entities that disagree with you. Just saying...

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                                  • handsofqwertyH
                                    handsofqwerty @handsofqwerty
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                                    @handsofqwerty said:

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    @PSX_Defector said:

                                    Verizon Terremark.

                                    Definitely not a player by any stretch for the SMB market. I've never seen a good IT shop in the enterprise that entertained them at all. They seem to be the domain of the "sales people bought you a golf club membership" set and not "IT selected best option for the company" set.

                                    Verizon is an ISP, so that alone would put them on a very scary list. Not completely eliminate them from consideration, but Verizon's track record as Verizon is enough to make Terremark a complete no go for sure. Verizon is not a company I would want in charge of my infrastructure. That's a very scary thought.

                                    Not that I agree or disagree, but there are some very serious entities that disagree with you. Just saying...

                                    ...and by that I mean size and scope of the entity's IT needs.

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                                      scottalanmiller @handsofqwerty
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                                      @handsofqwerty said:

                                      Not that I agree or disagree, but there are some very serious entities that disagree with you. Just saying...

                                      Ones whose IT would be considered serious? In some ways, by definition, that wouldn't be true.

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                                        scottalanmiller @handsofqwerty
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                                        @handsofqwerty said:

                                        ...and by that I mean size and scope of the entity's IT needs.

                                        That's very different than serious. Being large and being concerned about doing IT well or effectively aren't related.

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                                          A Former User
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                                          The NSA is very big, so they must make a good colo... and cloud backup.

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                                          • DashrenderD
                                            Dashrender @A Former User
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                                            @thecreativeone91 said:

                                            The NSA is very big, so they must make a good colo... and cloud backup.

                                            LOL - frankly I'm surprised they don't offer it.

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